WEBVTT KAREN: MEET A CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST WHOSE GOAL IS TO TRANSFORM BOSTON YOUTH. AND LEARN HOW SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING CAN IMPROVE THE STUDENT'S BEHAVIOR IN THE CLASSROOM. BOTH ARE MAKING THE GRADE TODAY, ON CITYLINE. ♪ LOW EVERYONE I AM KAREN HOLMES , WARD. WELCOME TO "CITYLINE." SCHOOL IS ALMOST OUT OF SESSION BUT THE TEST IS LOOMING OVER THE HEADS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. FOR SOME, IT IS A CLEAR AND BALANCED MEASUREMENT. FOR OTHERS, RIGID AND HASTY FORM OF TEACHING THAT COULD LEAVE SOME STUDENTS BEHIND, ESPECIALLY IN MATH. SHAYNA SEYMOUR HAS A REPORT. WE HAVE A HUGE PROBLEM IN THIS COUNTRY. WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE GOING TO DECIDE TO EDUCATE ALL OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. INCLUDING CHILDREN WHO STRUGGLE AT SCHOOL, FORGOTTEN OR IGNORED. OFTEN, LOW INCOME STUDENTS OF COLOR. WE ARE IF THEY CAN'T DO MATH , THEIR FUTURE IS IN PERIL. WHAT THE PROJECT IS DOING IS REACHING A CRITICAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS AT THE BOTTOM. THE INFORMATION AGE TECHNOLOGY IS NOW REQUIRING QUANTITATIVE LITERACY. MATH IS HIM A TABLE, ALONG WITH READING AND WRITING. AND EDUCATOR AND CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER, MOSES STARTED THE PROJECT WITH MONEY HE RECEIVED FROM A MACARTHUR AWARD. TODAY, IT'S INNOVATIVE TEACHING METHODS INCLUDE GAMES AND CONVERSATIONS TO HELP STUDENTS BECOME COMFORTABLE WITH MASS. MAYA IS A SECOND GRADER. I LIKE WHEN WE GET TO PLAY GAMES. SOMETIMES YOU MIGHT NOT NOTICE THE GAME IS MATH AND YOU LEARN MORE. MOSES: THE ONLY APPROPRIATE STANDARD IS THAT STUDENTS LEAVE HIGH SCHOOL READY TO DO COLLEGE MATH FOR COLLEGE CREDIT. IF THEY GRADUATE WITH THE EQUIVALENT OF AN EIGHTH GRADE EDUCATION, THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE JOBS TO SUPPORT FAMILIES. THIS IS A DEMOCRACY PROBLEM FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. SHAYNA: MOSES HAS SPENT MOST OF HIS 80 YEARS FIGHTING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE. HE BRAVED THE MOST NOTORIOUS TERRAIN IN THE JIM CROW SOUTH, MISSISSIPPI. HE COFOUNDED THE MISSISSIPPI FREEDOM DEMOCRATIC PARTY, WHICH CHALLENGED THE STATE'S ALL-WHITE DELEGATION AT THE 1964 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION. THAT SAME YEAR, HE LED FREEDOM SUMMER, A MOVEMENT TO REGISTER AS MANY AFRICAN-AMERICAN VOTERS AS POSSIBLE IN THE STATE. MOSES: I HAD SEVERAL STITCHES IN MY HEAD. WE DID PEOPLE DOWN TO REGISTER AS LIBERTY CITY --A AT LIBERTY CITY. SHAYNA: HARASSMENT, VIOLENCE, A LEGAL POLL TAXES AND LITERACY TESTS DENIED BLACKS THERE VOTING RIGHTS. MOSES: YOU CANNOT DENY PEOPLE ACCESS TO POLITICS, THEN SAY THAT YOU CANNOT DO POLITICS BECAUSE YOU ARE ILLITERATE. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE ILLITERATE PERSON IN THE 21ST CENTURY VERSUS WHAT DID IT MEAN 20 OR 30 YEARS AGO. SHAYNA: TAD MILLER IS THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICATIONS FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE'S PROJECT, AN OFFSHOOT OF THE ALGEBRA PROJECT. CHAD: HE WAS AN EARLY ADOPTER OF THE CONVERSATION OF HOW DO WE REPAIR OUR KIDS TO LIVE IN A WORLD THAT THEY ARE INHERITING. MOSE S: IT IS RADICAL TO MAKE SURE THAT KIDS OF THE BOTTOM CAN GET ACCESS TO ECONOMIC. ARRANGEMENTS THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE TAKEN ON. A LEGACY OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS FROM THE 1960'S. KAREN: WHAT ABOUT EXPANDING YOUR MIND OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM? ANTHONY EVERETT BRINGS US THE STORY. ANTHONY: WE ARE NOT TO THE SCOTTISH LOWLANDS, NOR THE HILLS OF VERMONT. THIS LUSH, THREE MILE LANDSCAPE IS IN BOSTON, AT FRANKLIN'S PARK WILLIAM DEVINE GOLF COURSE. IT IS A HIDDEN GEM. YOU DON'T GET TOO MANY MUNICIPAL COURSES IN SUCH GREAT SHAPE CLOSE TO THE CITY. ANTHONY: THAT MIGHT BE WHY THERE IS A WAITING LIST FOR THE CHILDREN'S GOLF LESSONS. MIKE: IT IS A GREAT GAME. A LOT OF KIDS GET STUCK WITH THE TRADITIONAL SPORTS. GOLF IS SOMETHING YOU DO NOT SEE MANY CITY KIDS PLAYING. ANTHONY: 300-400 CHILDREN LEARN GOLF HERE. GOOD THE NEXT TIGER WOODS BE AMONG THEM? 10-YEAR-OLD MADISON WILLIAMS CASEY IS ALREADY A VETERAN. MADISON: I HAVE BEEN GOLFING FOR 4 YEARS ALREADY. IT IS CALM. ANTHONY: THE STUDENTS PICK UP LIFE LESSONS ALONG THE WAY. MIKE: DETERMINATION AND CALMNESS. WHEN SITUATIONS HAPPEN IN LIFE, BECOME ABOUT IT. IN GOLF, YOU HAVE TO DO THAT. YOU HAVE TO CHECK WHERE THE BALL IS PLACED AND WHERE YOU ARE HITTING FROM. ANTHONY: ADRIANA DAVIS IS ALREADY PERFECTING HER SWING. ADRIANA: I TAKE A FEW DEEP BREATHS. I LIKE HANGING OUT WITH MY FRIENDS HERE. I GET TO BE CLOSER WITH THEM, BECAUSE THIS IS US -- A SPORT WE PLAY TOGETHER. WHEN I GROW UP, I WANT TO BE A PHOTOGRAPHER. I LOVE LOOKING AT THE TREES AND ANIMALS AROUND HERE. IT IS PEACEFUL AND QUIET. KAREN: IS GOLF CAN REL RELIEVE STRESS ON THE COURSE, HOW CAN WE IN CLASSROOMS?